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  • From: "Kevin L. Riehle c/o MSAR Maintainer" <msar@metalab.unc.edu>
  • To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [MSAR] Re: New to Group
  • Date: Tue Feb 4 18:15:00 2003

This is from KYCwby29@aol.com:
>I am new to the group and also the one Chris is looking for info about
>requiring SAR horses to be shod. As I stated to him and the Yahoo Group.
>We
>are a K-9 Team looking to add a Mounted Team to ours. The question we are
>trying to work out is whether or not to require all horses to have shoes.
>Several teams I have spoken with and a horse trainer all said that it should
>be left up to the rider do to the fact that some horses can't wear shoes and
>some owners do not want them to. However it was suggested, and something I
>do agree with, that each rider be made to carry an E-Z Boot and to be
>trained
>in Equine Emergency First Aid. I do not think it should be required that a
>horse be shoed, but should be trimmed and maintained, obviously. Anyone
>else
>have an opinion on this, and thanks Chris for checking on here also.
>
>Lt. Kevin L. Riehle
>President
>Jefferson County Search Dog Association, Inc.
>www.jcsda-ky.org

Una




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